Top 10 Things Texans Can Relate To
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The Texas flag flies proudly above Argyle High School, providing a symbol to all American citizens to vote on Super Tuesday. (Photo by Caleb Miles / The Talon News)
October 15, 2015
- Getting asked if you ride your horse to school: Typically it occurs when you travel, but as soon as people hear you say “y’all” or you simply tell them you are from Texas– the question always occurs. “Do you ride your horse to school?” with the typical reply “No. I own a car and I drive that to school.” The funniest thing is explaining to the strangers that some people in Texas don’t even own a horse.
- In the fall, always having plans for a Friday night (AKA football): It’s simple; no one asks what someone is doing on a Friday night because they already know where everyone will be.
AHS students pose for a picture during Friday night’s football game. (Erin Eubanks / The Talon News) - And after the game, Whataburger is THE place to be: A Texas grown company is, of course, where everyone gathers to spend quality time with friends after the game and get delicious food. It is best to get there after 11 p.m. though because who doesn’t want a Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit?
- MUMS: “Wait… you wear a giant flower with ribbons hanging from it?” Yes, the silly gigantic flowers that numerous Texas high school students wear around the halls, better known as mums, are definitely a Texas tradition. People whom live outside of Texas are not familiar with our silly tradition. Explaining to someone that you spend hundreds of dollars on a flower, ribbons, and bells, will only be understood by Texans.
Argyle cheerleaders show off their mums at the Homecoming football game at Argyle High School in Argyle, Texas on Oct. 17, 2014. (Annabel Thorpe / The Talon News) - Country concerts are the place to go when looking to meet new people: Gexa, especially over the summer, is the place to go when looking to bond with people who share the same interests as one. Country music is popular all over the nation, but Texas specifically is the home of country music.
- Driving for HOURS yet still being in Texas: Texas is known for things being bigger and better… even though we are the second largest state, we still measure to be approximately 268,820 square miles. With this immense amount of territory it covers, driving through the state seems never ending.
- When it starts to snow, everything shuts down: Living in Texas means snow is a rare occasion. Therefore, when a the blanket of snow lays across the grass, schools shut down, businesses open later in the days, and roads are empty aside from the salt trucks that slowly make their way across the highway to reveal the roads again.
One of the very few snow storms to cover Texas on December 21, 2012. (Micki Hirschhorn / The Talon News) - Bringing a jacket with you everywhere: But really… Texas weather is beyond unpredictable. Therefore, a jacket is necessary even if it is 98 degrees out because it can start to pour rain any second.
- Left food, chapstick, or lotion in your car over the summer?: Yeah, have fun cleaning that up! The Texas temperatures rise all the way up to about 110 degrees on some of the worst days. Due to that, if one leaves anything that could melt, stick, or stain in their car it will be almost impossible to clean.
- THE Texas flag, THE Texas pledge, THE Texas mantra…: Texas is one of the few states that has their own state pledge, but do most Texans even know that a state pledge is a rarity? Nope, not many do because Texans are commonly known to be very prideful of their state. Texan’s can usually be spotted with their “Come and Take it” flags and Texas shaped necklaces worn proudly across their necks.
